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Before quilt retreat: Christmas New York Beauty

I’m headed to quilt retreat on Thursday. It’s four glorious days of quilting, eating and sleeping. It’s a great opportunity to make significant progress on projects. I started a New York Beauty quilt in Christmas fabrics last fall at retreat and haven’t worked on it much since. This week I hope to get one half […]
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Finished quilts of 2011

There was a baby boom among my friends and family this year, so 2011, was the year of the baby quilt and stash busting. There was the alphabet baby quilt for my friend Shelly’s first child. We know each other from book club, so I thought this panel that I already had in my stash […]
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Blowing in the Wind by Marianne Williamson

Get inspired by Quilt Festival

I went to the International Quilt Festival in Rosemont, Illinois, and was completely inspired by the works of art that hung in the show. Since I couldn’t possibly write anything that would explain the beauty of these quilts, I’ll share the photos with you. The quilts have inspired my to try new techniques, quilting stitches […]
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Before quilt retreat: Lonestar

I’m leaving for quilt retreat as soon as I publish this post and I can’t wait. But I wanted to share one more project I’ll be working on with you all, my lonestar quilt. The star center is done, and I’ve been stuck on the applique background for a while. I’m sewing it by hand, […]
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Illini baby quilt reveal

My sister- and brother-in-law welcomed a beautiful baby boy into the world last week and since I think every baby should have at least one quilt, I made one just for him. My husband’s side of the family are big Illini fans, so I’ve made four Illini quilts since we met, that’s one a year. […]
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Fabric dyeing fail

I came home from Quilt Festival inspired to take my quilting to the next level by adding some art elements to my creations. I’ve had supplies to dye fabric for months and never did anything with it, so I decided give it a try. I prewashed my fabric, boiled water, added dye and salt according […]
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Is there such a thing as too much fabric?

Today is my birthday and my sister got me the lovely sign above. She understands my quilting addiction. My husband, however, doesn’t get it. When he read the sign he said, “I disagree.” My family laughed. They probably disagree too. I have been trying to cut back on my fabric shopping in the last year. […]
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